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• <br /> Study Committee on Carrboro Senior Center Space <br /> 1 4F Report <br /> November 6, 1985 <br /> The Study Committee met on Wednesday, November 6th, 1:30 pm <br /> at the Artsahoel nutrition site located in Cart- Mill Mall , <br /> Carrboro. The committee members Present_ were Jean Wagner, <br /> Ruth West, Carol Anderson and Jerry Passmore. Three conditions <br /> (now/near future)were identified by the committee that exist <br /> in Carrboro: <br /> 1. The Carrboro Nutrition Site operated by JQCCA will not <br /> have meeting space next December, 1986. <br /> 2. The Artschool wbee provides the current space for senior <br /> citi+ens at S50 per month plans to move to new renovated <br /> space (old pioaly wiaely, .w01 E. Main St) and can no <br /> longer afford this rent fee in the new Artschool . <br /> 3. The present space for senior Citizens in Carrboro is <br /> not adequate for individual services or group activities. <br /> The is only one large room in which all activities (eating. <br /> arts/crafts class, etc ) take place. <br /> The study committee reviewed several possible options to resolving <br /> the situation described above. <br /> Option 71 - Homestead Community Center. This space owned by <br /> Orange County, managed by the County Recreation <br /> Dept. is a large one room facility (approx 3.000 <br /> square feet) located outside the City limits of <br /> Carrboro. The committee rejected this option for <br /> the following reasons: <br /> 1. Outside the Carrboro city limits, far from the <br /> participants homes, many would not want to go <br /> that far. (Approx. 5 miles from downtown) <br /> 2. Lose of Political/financial support. The Town <br /> of Carrboro (Board/Rec. Staff) identify and <br /> support the existing Senior Citizens program, <br /> actually pay the Nutrition Manager's salary. <br /> 3. Inaccessible to health/social /community services. <br /> Shopping, drug store,health care agencies would <br /> not be easily available. Special transportation <br /> would have to be arranged by DoA. <br /> 4.. The Property and Facility is in dire need of <br /> renovation (s100, 000+) before it could even be <br /> used for senior citizen programs, <br /> option#C - Carrboro Community Park with Construction of a Facility <br /> The Community Park located on Hwy 54 outside the <br /> present Carrboro City limits is owned by the Town <br /> and has plenty of land. The committee rejected this <br /> option for the following reasons:- <br /> 1 . There would be need for a sizable amount of funds <br /> (5150, 000) to build such a facility. Decisions on <br /> who would pay for the facility and who would- be <br /> responsible for manaQement such as Orange County <br /> or Town of Carrboro. <br />